All Stories
Browse our complete collection of folk tales, Panchatantra stories, and moral stories from around the world.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess
The Ivory City And Its Fairy Princess: One day a young prince was out practising archery with the son of his father’s chief vizier, when one of the arrows
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Jackal And The Crocodile
The Jackal And The Crocodile: Once upon a time, Mr. Jackal was trotting along gaily, when he caught sight of a wild plum-tree laden with fruit on the other
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Iguana
The Jackal And The Iguana: One moonlight night, a miserable, half-starved jackal, skulking through the village, found a worn-out pair of shoes in the gutter.
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jackal And The Partridge
The Jackal And The Partridge: A Jackal and a Partridge swore eternal friendship; but the Jackal was very exacting and jealous. You don’t do half as much for me
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Jewelled Arrow
The Jewelled Arrow: In the city of Vardhamana in India there lived a powerful king named Vira-Bhuja, who, as was the custom in his native land, had many wives
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Jogis Punishment
The Jogis Punishment: Once upon a time there came to the ancient city of Rahmatabad, a jogi of holy appearance, who took up his abode under a tree outside the
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Lambikin 2
The Lambikin 2: Once upon a time there was a wee wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one day he
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Lambikin
The Lambikin: Once upon a time, there was a wee wee Lambikin, who frolicked about on his little tottery legs, and enjoyed himself amazingly. Now one day he set
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen
The Legend Of Gwashbrari The Glacier Hearted Queen: Once upon a time, ever so long ago, when this old world was young, and everything was very different from
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Magic Bed
The Magic Bed: One very hot day, a young Prince, or Rajah as they are called in India, had been hunting all the morning in the jungle, and by noon had lost
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Monkey With The Tom Tom
The Monkey With The Tom Tom: In a remote wood there lived a monkey, and one day while he was eating wood-apples, a sharp thorn from the tree ran into the tip
Indian Folk Tales
Ages 3-5
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun
The Mother And The Daughter Who Worshipped The Sun: Once upon a time there lived a mother and a daughter who worshipped the Sun. Though they were very poor